UNK65X0920

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 170B · Fall River, KS · December 5, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
December 5, 1964
Place
Fall River, KS · FALL RIVER, KS
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N2265DCessna 170B
Status
Completed · report January 25, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
180275

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3698   64/12/5   FALL RIVER KANS     CESSNA 170B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 32, 42 TOTAL
        TIME - 1200                    N2265D              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 37 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT -                 Z
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED

Aircraft

Registration
N2265D
Reported as
Cessna 170B
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Z

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.